Learn words that express positive feelings
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Words Expressing Positive Feelings |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ThaiPod101.com. I'm John. |
| Jay: And I'm Jay! |
| John: This is Must-know Thai Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 4. In this lesson, you'll learn words for expressing positive feelings. These expressions are often used when a person is impressed by something. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are... |
| Jay: เจ๋ง (jĕng) |
| Jay: ปังมาก (bpang mâak) |
| Jay: เจิด (jòoet) |
| Jay: ฟิน (fin) |
| John: Jay, what's our first expression? |
| Jay: เจ๋ง (jĕng) |
| John: This has no literal meaning, but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "cool or awesome." |
| Jay: [SLOW] เจ๋ง [NORMAL] เจ๋ง |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: เจ๋ง |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you are impressed by something or you find anything cool or anyone with a cool personality. It can be used as an adjective or just as an exclamation. It does not refer to temperature. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] มือถือรุ่นนี้เจ๋งมาก [SLOW] มือถือรุ่นนี้เจ๋งมาก |
| John: "This mobile phone is cool." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] มือถือรุ่นนี้เจ๋งมาก |
| John: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Jay: ปังมาก (bpang mâak) |
| John: This literally means "Bang!” or the sound of a gunshot, but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "gorgeous, stunning, dazzling, great!" |
| Jay: [SLOW] ปังมาก [NORMAL] ปังมาก |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: ปังมาก |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you want to say that something is "fabulous." It doesn't have to be used in a full sentence. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เธอสวยปังมาก [SLOW] เธอสวยปังมาก |
| John: "She is super gorgeous!" |
| Jay: [NORMAL] เธอสวยปังมาก |
| John: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Jay: เจิด (jòoet) |
| John: This literally means "brighten up," but when it's used as a slang expression, it means "Fabulous!, Gorgeous!" |
| Jay: [SLOW] เจิด [NORMAL] เจิด |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: เจิด |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you’re in a very informal situation, where you want to flatter someone. It’s mostly used by girls; guys may not understand this word. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ดาราคนนั้นแต่งตัวเจิดมาก [SLOW] ดาราคนนั้นแต่งตัวเจิดมาก |
| John: "That celebrity looks gorgeous." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] ดาราคนนั้นแต่งตัวเจิดมาก |
| John: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Jay: ฟิน (fin) |
| John: This word comes from the French word “finale” and the English word “final,” but when it's used as a slang expression in Thai, it means "extremely satisfied." |
| Jay: [SLOW] ฟิน [NORMAL] ฟิน |
| John: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Jay: ฟิน |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| John: Use this expression when you feel remarkably content or satisfied. |
| John: Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Jay: [NORMAL] การดื่มน้ำเย็นๆหลังจากเล่นกีฬา นี่มันฟินจริงๆ [SLOW] การดื่มน้ำเย็นๆหลังจากเล่นกีฬา นี่มันฟินจริงๆ |
| John: "Drinking cold water after exercising gives me a remarkably satisfied feeling." |
| Jay: [NORMAL] การดื่มน้ำเย็นๆหลังจากเล่นกีฬา นี่มันฟินจริงๆ |
| QUIZ |
| John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I'll describe four situations, and you choose the correct expression. Are you ready? |
| John: An exclamation that is derived from the sound of a gunshot. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: ปังมาก |
| John: "gorgeous, stunning, dazzling, great" |
| John: When something cool happened, you say... |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: เจ๋ง |
| John: "cool, awesome" |
| John: You’ve been waiting for this movie for 2 years and you finally watched it! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: ฟิน |
| John: "extremely satisfied" |
| John: A word describing something fabulous. The literal meaning is “brighten up.” |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Jay: เจิด |
| John: "Fabulous!, Gorgeous!" |
Outro |
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| John: There you have it; you've mastered four Thai slang expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ThaiPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone, and see you next time! |
| Jay: สวัสดีค่ะ. |
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